always
foreign
in an old house in paris that was
covered with vines
with 12 little girls
in two straight lines
the smallest one
was madeline
to be
the question
come along
it is time to leave
the girls look forward to the day
when they'd attend a matinee of a great
parisian play
for it was a well-known fact
all the 12 girls love to act
oh let me see
she is so elegant
someday i will be a star
after the fine show was through
their love of acting grew and grew
who can tell me what is three times
three
monique
alas miss clavel i do not know
my teacher i beg of you
uh
sit down monique
does anyone else know the answer
danielle
we miss clavel i know the answer
it is nine
the girls acted all morning
at noon
please pause the buttocks to be darling
why sure madeline y'all
and at night
till miss clavel said
something is not right
you must go to bed now
and there will be no more acting
they did their best to all bear
at least until the following day
then when the girls ignored the ban
miss clavel thought of a plan
hmm
i think i know what these girls need
next day instead of two times two
miss clavel brought in
someone new
meet monsieur constantine hamislavsky
the famous russian director he will be
your new acting teacher
greetings diety i am glad to meet your
children we will begin with the voice
the classes began without delay
you must be the frog
rabbit
say palm trees sway in the gentle breeze
harsha good
don't just taste the water see it
feel it
smell it
hear it
miss clavel was so upset to see the
girls were acting
constantly what are you doing madeline
i am listening to the bread of cokes
i am a cat
meow
with the girls so very busy
you must get some rest maison phone now
go to bed civil play
but i am supposed to learn how it feels
to be a dog
and i will see how it feels to be a
caterpillar in a cocoon
and they are exploring the emotions
of dancing houses oh
said we have to practice all the time
even monsieur hamislavsky needs to sleep
and so do little girls into bed my
petite
one day
after practicing cars he's and who's
their teacher surprised them with
worrisome news
i have an announcement ladies i will not
be teaching you acting after today
the girls were all filled with great
shock and dismay
how could they possibly go on this way
oh please miss your camislavsky
let us act please
without dog lessons
we cannot go on
we love that acting lessons
oh please miss your camislavsky
when the girls thought that their
classes were ending
their dramatic reactions were
your acting is not over
in fact it is just beginning
but you are doing so well you are ready
to put on a play
it is called the enchanted forest
we will have auditions tomorrow
here are your scripts
the girls were very pleased indeed
but wondered
who would get the lead
and when the girls all read the story
each one dreamed of on stage glory
the stag of the place princess moon
flower
i would like that part
so would i oh
there is an elf i would like that pop
ah
a box under princess
i cannot save you i
and there is a beautiful dove
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and the evil witch
well you can say i won't save you
those are good packs
but i still want to be the princess
listen for you cannot all be the star of
the show every part is important please
do not be too disappointed if you are
not chosen for the lead
we you should not be disappointed if you
do not get to play the princess
still madeline had but one special goal
to find herself in the starring role
over and over line after line
the little girls practiced so they would
shine
long ago
now i am trapped here
trapped
here among the trees of the enchanted
forest
please pass the princess oh
i mean
pass the potatoes if you play oh
they practiced more and more
and then
they started over once again
if only the prince would return to the
focus
if only the
prince would
time for sleep mesophone you will not do
well at the audition if you are falling
asleep
you are correct miss gravel a princess
needs her beauty sleep
there are other important parts besides
the princess
yes the dove the elf and the witch oui
and there are also the trees
a tree that is not much of a path nobody
wants to be a tree
still even a small part is important
bonuy my little thespians
that night as madeline slumbered away
she dreamt of starring in the play
madeline
you were the best princess moonflower
ever
the next day the girls tried out for the
parts that all of them wanted with all
of their hearts
i
am
princess
moon flower
children i have made my selection the
role of the prince will be played by
your neighbor pepito
you all did very well but one girl stood
out among the rest so the role of
princess moonflower goes to
it almost broke poor madeline's heart
when she did not get her favorite part
next the part of the elf
the part will go to
daniel
lulu will play the dove and janine will
play the witch
the rest of you will play
trees
madeline was not pleased to be cast in
the role of a common tree
remember trees there are no small parts
only small actors huh
every part is important
even the smallest ones
you will see children
soon there were costumes props and fun
well
maybe not for everyone
it is very dull to be a tree
do not worry madeline i have thought of
a way to get out of doing it
well first what we gonna
oh sylvie
just watch
attention trees quiet
my stomach hats oh
this is not good you must go and lie
down go on
some of the girls then played a trick
and told their teacher
they were sick
go on leave
now
you might as well leave too madeline
are you really sick
of course not but miss clavel said we
must stay in bed
why did you not pretend to be sick
madeline i thought that it was the wrong
thing to do
and besides i am not sure they would
believe me
time for your medicine may petite
while her friends had to stay inside
have no fear the prince is here
madeline went out to the yard
to hide
huh
magillaine what are you doing there i
thought you were rehearsing
the other girls are in bed it does not
matter the trees are not important
you are locker crazy have you read the
script
no
once the prince breaks the spell the
trees are set free and dad's around the
stage and they glitter
really they have pretty costumes do they
speak
no but without the trees there will be
no play all parts are important even the
smallest ones
did you say that the costumes are pretty
it says that leaves shimmer like a
million diamonds
hey
where are you going soon madeline was on
her way
back to the house with something to say
we must go back they need us
they do not need trees
no one will even notice us but if you
had the pact of the princess would you
want the trees to quit
come on mesami as shakespeare said the
play's the thing
but
the next time that you watch a plague
remember that it's fine to have a giant
monologue of just one little line
although it's great to play the role of
princess saw the swan without the
flowers and the trees
without the belting rolls the plot would
have been
me
please da
everything is ready trees take your
places
all would play their parts with ease
especially the little trees soon it was
time for the big matinee the girls would
now perform their play
each actor did her very best the dove
the elf
and all the rest
oh i am afraid i will be in the
enchanted forest forever
i wish i could help you but the witch
said that only a prince could break the
spell
but there is no hope i have never even
seen a prince
herc i hear someone approaching
never fear the prince is here
this spell is broken now i am free
look the trees
the cheers forever seemed to last
the praise was meant for the whole cast
oh wonderful
i am glad you got well in time for the
play
we were not really sick and
we did not want to be trees
we were just pretending pretending
but you could have ruined the play
we know
but we ended up finding that even a
small path can be lots of fun
it is a good thing the play was not gone
then
thank you and you were the best trees
ever
into bed now my petite
but we are too excited to sleep then act
as if you are asleep for you are all
very good at acting
so the girls closed their eyes
and pretended to smile
and that's all there is there isn't any
more
that's all
zeke
03x13 - Madeline on Stage
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Based off the children's books Madeline embarks on a series of misadventures, causing her friends and teachers to be worrisome.
Based off the children's books Madeline embarks on a series of misadventures, causing her friends and teachers to be worrisome.